With summer fast approaching,
the competition among ice cream stands is getting as hot as the weather. Leading
the way with a long established clientele and location is the Krispy Kream in
Belsano. Then comes the double dip from dairy Queen with stands in Ebensburg and
Park Hill. And next in line is The Meadows on the Ebensburg Mini Mall Road. Although
this stand is new to our vicinity, it opened with a proven record in Central Pennsylvania
for serving delicious ice cream. John Hamula had plans to be the next competitor
in the war; however, his entry was delayed by a severe storm that toppled his
partially completed building. A work crew is hard at work to put the building
back together. Meanwhile, the Krens’, owner-operators of the DVO, have chosen
to enter the fray with help from out of state. They have imported a red caboose
that it had previously served as an ice cream parlor in New York. Workers are
quickly getting the new ice cream Stan ready for business. Of course, the real
winners in this war will be local residents. On a hot summer day, it will no longer
be necessary to take a shortcut through Belsano to get to Mundys Corner. On the
other hand, those plagued by indecision may have a miserable summer. For those
individuals who can’t make up their minds, we offer this solution: try them
all.

Belsano

Judy
Rose’s photos show the progress of the work at the intersection of routes
422 and 271. Although the construction has caused delays and bottlenecks for locals
as well as those passing through, the safety achieved will make the inconvenience
worthwhile. Also, the added trails should be a boon to tourism.

More
rain

Although not as severe as in
May, storms continue to dump rain on the Blacklick Valley and the rest of central
Pennsylvania. Several inches of rain fell this week and flooded many basements
and washed out a few driveways. Nevertheless, when local residents look east and
note that those counties are still under drought conditions, they are thankful
for the rain.

In light of all
the recent air security that's been put in place, crew members try to lighten
the mood. Here are (allegedly) real examples of how they make the in-flight "safety
lecture" and their other announcements a bit more entertaining.

An
airline pilot wrote that on a particular flight he had landed his plane into the
runway really hard. The airline had a policy that required the first officer to
stand at the door while the passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks
for flying XYZ airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had
a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have
a smart comment. Finally, everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady
walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?"

"Why
no, ma'am," said the pilot. "What is it?"

The
little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

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Sent by Trudy Myers

Thought for the day

Formerly,
when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now,
when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.

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